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Cal. Labor Code § 206 (2026)

General Occupations

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(a)In case of a dispute over wages, the employer shall pay, without condition and within the time set by this article, all wages, or parts thereof, conceded by him to be due, leaving to the employee all remedies he might otherwise be entitled to as to any balance claimed.

(b)If, after an investigation and hearing, the Labor Commissioner has determined the validity of any employee’s claim for wages, the claim is due and payable within 10 days after receipt of notice by the employer that such wages are due. Any employer having the ability to pay who willfully fails to pay such wages within 10 days shall, in addition to any other applicable penalty, pay treble the amount of any damages accruing to the employee as a direct and foreseeable consequence of such failure to pay.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1961–2025 · leading case: Freeman & Mills, Inc. v. Belcher Oil Co., 900 P.2d 669 (Cal. 1995).
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Freeman & Mills, Inc. v. Belcher Oil Co., 900 P.2d 669 (Cal. 1995). · cites it 2× “Labor Code section 206 provides for treble damages for the willful failure to pay wages after the Labor Commissioner determines the wages are owing.”
Singh v. Southland Stone, U.S.A., Inc., 186 Cal. App. 4th 338 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010). “” Labor Code section 206, subdivision (a) states: “In case of a dispute over wages, the employer shall pay, without condition and within the time set by this article, all wages, or parts thereof, conceded by him to be due, leaving to the employee all remedies he might otherwise…”
Whitman v. Schlumberger Ltd., 793 F. Supp. 228 (N.D. Cal. 1992). · cites it 3× “Civil Code § 3274 (West 1982), and Cal.Lab.Code § 206, 206.5 (West 1982), as bases for the above stated public policies.”
Lane v. Hughes Aircraft Co., 993 P.2d 388 (Cal. 2000). “4 [violations of regulations governing fuel franchises]; Civ.Code, §§ 1812.”
Grabowski v. C.H. Robinson Co., 817 F. Supp. 2d 1159 (S.D. Cal. 2011). “all wages, or parts thereof, conceded by him to be due, leaving to the employee all remedies he might otherwise be entitled to as to any balance claimed.”
Balmoral Hotel Tenants Assn. v. Lee, 226 Cal. App. 3d 686 (Cal. Ct. App. 1990). “Code, § 1054 [misrepresentation of former employee’s employment record]), exclude “bona fide errors” or unintentional conduct (Bus.”
Reid v. Overland Machined Prods., 359 P.2d 251 (Cal. 1961). “Labor Code, section 206, however, places wage claims in a separate category.”
Lane v. Hughes Aircraft Co., 22 Cal. 405 (2000). “4 [violations of regulations governing fuel franchises]; Civ. Code, §§ 1812.”
Prostek v. Lincare Inc., 662 F. Supp. 3d 1100 (E.D. Cal. 2023). · cites it 2× “” Cal. Lab. Code § 206 (a); Estrada, 76 Cal.”
Lampe v. Queen of the Valley Med. Ctr., No. A146588 (Cal. Ct. App. Jan. 23, 2018). “; (2) violation of Labor Code sections 206, 218, 226, 510, 1194, and 1198; (3) failure to pay meal break penalties under Labor Code sections 226.”
Wasito v. Kazali, 283 Cal. Rptr. 3d 494 (Cal. Ct. App. 2021). “Labor Code section 206 provides that in “case of a dispute over wages, the employer shall pay, without condition .”
Sandra Garybo v. Leonardo Bros, No. 1:15-cv-01487 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 2, 2020). “Labor Code §§ 201 , 202, and 203; (3) knowing and intentional failure to comply with itemized 15 employee wage statement provisions” in violation of Cal. Labor Code §§ 206 (B), 1174, and 1175; and 16 (4) the Private Attorneys General Act, Cal.”
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Cal. Labor Code § 206(a): 2 cases
Whitman v. Schlumberger Ltd., 793 F. Supp. 228 (N.D. Cal. 1992). “Civil Code § 3274 (West 1982), and Cal.Lab.Code § 206, 206.5 (West 1982), as bases for the above stated public policies.”
Munoz, No. 3:22-cv-01269 (S.D. Cal. Oct. 15, 2025).
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